TRINIDAD & TOBAGO SHIPBUILDING & REPAIR MARITIME CLUSTER
UWI-Arthur Lok Jack GSB Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony with TTSR on 25th May, 2016.
QUARTERLY UPDATE (Q2, 2016)
Diversifying of our Economy, one Ship at a time…
Hello S&R Reader, Thanks for your continued interest in the on-going expansion of the S&R Industry.
With the long-awaited inauguration of the ‘Third Set of Locks’ project in the Republic of Panama held on Sunday June 26, 2016 by the transit of the 300 metre ‘COSCO SHIPPING PANAMA’ containership guided by the 29 metre ‘CERRO SANTIAGO’ tugboat (refer to page 15) Trinidad and Tobago needs to respond and respond quickly by implementing several maritime initiatives. One such initiative could well be the SRDC New La Brea shipyard project at La Brea. This can create new jobs and earn valuable foreign exchange. Anticipated Panama Canal throughput is expected to double capacity from 300 million to 600 million tons PCUMS (Panama Canal Universal Measuring System) representing an enormous opportunity for our S&R cluster stakeholders to also service even more ocean-going ships, presently estimated to be 41,000+ passing within twenty-five nautical miles of our coastline.
UWI-ALJGSB AND TTSR SIGN MOU On May 25, 2016, The University of the West Indies, Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business (UWI-ALJGSB) together with the T&T Shipbuilding & Repair Maritime Cluster (TTSR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to undertake maritime project initiatives involving research, the sharing of knowledge and to showcase technologies. To learn more, click: http://www.marinelink.com/news/efficiency-improved410468.aspx
LA BREA SHIPYARD FEATURED IN CARIBBEAN MARITME CARIBBEAN MARITIME, the official journal of the Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA) based on the island of Jamaica, prominently featured an article titled ‘TRINIDAD & TOBAGO NEW DAWN AT LA BREA’ which was published in their latest Issue No. 28 (May-September 2016) publication. The article centred on the development of our shipyard project at La Brea, South-western Trinidad which is intended to cater for Panamax, Aframax and LNG-carriers. The initial feedback received from their large readership, including CSA members throughout the region is that our shipyard project will provide a positive boost for the Caribbean maritime sector, alongside the recent opening of the Third Set of Locks project in Panama.
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WELCOME ABOARD! NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTERS LIMITED became one of the newest stakeholders to join our S&R Cluster. The company was established in 1990 and incorporated three years after, to provide a range of inspection, testing and heat treatment services to the marine, petrochemical and other energy related downstream industries. At present, NDTL employs a staff of fiftyseven (57) permanent employees and fifty-two (52) part-time Technicians who are utilized as service demands. Their head office is strategically located in San Fernando, South Trinidad. Visit their website at: http://www.ndt.co.tt/
MARITIME INTERVIEW ON SKY 99.5 FM SRDC Chairman and TTSR Deputy Leader Wilfred de Gannes was invited to be interviewed LIVE on April 19, 2016 by leading T&T talkshow radio personalities Ms. JessieMay Ventour and Mr. Edison Carr on SKY 99.5 FM station. To listen to the entire interview, on our SoundCloud website, please click: https://soundcloud.com/user-396215220/interviewwith-wilfred-de-gannes-by-jessie-may-ventour
JOBLESS PROTEST IN LA BREA Small contractors based in La Brea and environs recently staged a large protest at the Union Industrial Estate demanding gainful employment. Spokesperson Shawn Edmund said the small contractors located in the area and surrounding towns were in support of the Caribbean Gas Chemicals Limited project, but should be allowed to be part of the ongoing plant construction activities at the Union Industrial Estate by Mitsubishi Corporation. To read and view video online, kindly refer: http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20160616/n ews/jobless-protest-in-la-brea /...3
STANDING COMMITTEE FOR MARITIME SECTOR HOLDS FIRST MEETING Ready to set strategic targets to ensure development and growth of the maritime sector, the first meeting of the standing committee for development of the sector was held at the Ministry of Trade and Industry head office, located at Nicholas Towers, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on June 22, 2016. The committee, which will report to Cabinet every three months, has been established to direct the development and implementation of initiatives for expansion of the maritime sector under the chairmanship of Franklin Khan, Minister of Rural Development and Local Government. “If maritime is one of the key sectors to manage the country’s budget deficit then we must start bringing projects on stream to have the impact that we want. We must begin to think about a post energy Trinidad and Tobago,” Khan said.
Sincerely, T&T SHIPBUILDING & REPAIR MARITIME CLUSTER.
Wilfred de Gannes Wilfred de Gannes. Deputy Leader.
MARITIME CLUSTER ESTABLISHED IN 2007/8 WHEN THE NOW PRIME MINISTER, THE HONOURABLE DR. KEITH ROWLEY WAS THE MINISTER OF TRADE & INDUSTRY.
The Honourable Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (Elected Sept 2015).
The start of the initiative‌
S&R Cluster Presentation at Cara Suites Hotel & Conference Centre, Claxton Bay, South-West Trinidad on March 13, 2008.
THANKS FOR THE CONTINUOUS SUPPORT RECEIVED FROM OUR S&R CLUSTER STAKEHOLDERS (LOCAL & GLOBAL) INCLUDING, THE MINISTRY OF TRADE & INDUSTRY AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, WE CELEBRATE OUR EIGHT-YEAR MILESTONE.
S&R Cluster Stakeholders at the Trade & Investment Convention, Hyatt Regency Trinidad.
We welcome new Stakeholders to join our T&T Shipbuilding & Repair Maritime Cluster, as our industry has been targeted by the new Government Administration in 2016, to lead the much needed diversification of our economy, away from the energy sector.
S&R Cluster Stakeholders at the Trade & Investment Convention, Hyatt Regency Trinidad.
Our Developmental Programmes and S&R Cluster activities, include the rapid expansion of existing Shipyards and the construction of a new World-Class Shipyard at La Brea, as we continue to establish strong linkages with our maritime neighbours to successfully compete in the global Shipbuilding & Repair industry. This bearing in mind, the increasing number of ocean-going ships that will transit the Caribbean Sea, with the opening of the 3rd lock in the expanded Panama Canal in June 2016.
Visit to Trinidad and Tobago by Venezuelan Maritime Graduate in Dec 2015.
Continuous S&R Media Communications
First up Early Morning Television Programme – June 6, 2013.
‘One on One’ Interview on IETV 1 Television - December 14, 2015. View Interview online here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn4i6jBvuY8
THE SRDC HAS PROMOTED THE IDEA OF ESTABLISHING A WORLD-CLASS SHIPYARD AT LA BREA, SOUTH-WESTERN TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, SINCE 2010. -
Held nine (9) community meetings in La Brea and surrounding communities, including Aripero Village, Sobo, Vessigny, Vance River, Point Fortin to name a few. Arranged visit to Shipyards in North Trinidad for the benefit of La Brea residents. Received signed letter of Project Endorsement from Environmental Activist, Community Leaders and Residents.
SRDC Shipyard Presentations at La Brea with community residents.
S&R Stakeholder’s meetings in-progress at Ministry of Trade & Industry Head Office located at Nicholas Tower in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
Our S&R Cluster comprises of some Fifty-Six (56) Active Stakeholders (Local & Global).
Arthur Lok Jack MBA Students visit S&R Cluster Shipyards on 30 th January 2016.
We continue to share our initiatives & encourage your Organization, to come on-board.
To learn more about becoming part of the initiative, please feel free to contact us. Publisher: Shipbuilding & Repair Development Company of T&T Limited
P.O. Box 2853, Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago, West-Indies. Copyright Š 2016 Shipbuilding & Repair Development Company of T&T Limited. E-mail: ttshipbuildingandrepaircluster@yahoo.com An initiative started by the Ministry of Trade & Industry, Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to diversify the economy from the energy sector. To view other TTSR News Issues Online: www.issuu.com/shipbuildingandrepair/
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